Regional Adoption Resources

International Adoption Clinic Country/Regional Adoption Resources

Asia

Chinese Adoption

Attach China International
A website devoted to educating parents of children adopted internationally about post-adoption issues, especially those related to reactive attachment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

China Vista
A collection of articles about China as well as its culture, peoples, and festivals.

FCC - Families with Children from China
A network of support for families who've adopted in China, and an information source for prospective adoptive parents. The website consolidates the information that has been put together by FCC families to make it easier for future parents to consider adopting children from China.

Korean Focus
A support group offering educational programs, support, understanding of Korean and Korean-American issues and heritage, and social events for adoptive families and multiethnic Korean-American families. Organization also offers a quarterly newsletter with articles and announcements.

Thai Adoption

Thai Adoption
Website designed and maintained by adoptive families with children from Thailand as an on-line information and communication resource.

Latin and South America

Latin America Parents Association (LAPA)
Web site of the all-volunteer organization of families who have adopted or who are in the process of adopting children from Latin America that provides information and support before, during and after the adoption process.

Guatemala Adoption

Guatemala Adoptive Families Network
Organization that provides support, information, and education to families with children adopted from Guatemala and to those considering Guatemalan adoption, while offering opportunities for these families to contribute to the long-term well-being of Guatemalan families and children.

Russia/Eastern Europe

Eastern European Adoption Coalition
An Internet-only charitable support organization that uses email mailing lists as its avenue of providing resource information and exchange to families worldwide. Emails are distributed daily to subscribers.

Families for Russian Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA)
A national organization for families adopting from Eastern Europe and beyond. This group actively supports local chapters, conducts a national conference, publishes a newsletter, and supports advocacy and work with orphanages.